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Baker (Chilton) County Commissioners Court Minutes

Commissioners Court Records, Baker/Chilton County, FamilySearch


This transcript is from the Baker County Commissioner's Court Minutes, 1870-1878. This page is an excerpt of one year, transcribed by Derric Scott, 2023. The Image number indicates the starting image for that section in the scans at familysearch.org. The Page number is the page number within the book itself.

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3/21/1870
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The State of Alabama Special Court of County Commissioners
Baker County
March 21 1870

Present Hon M. Roberson Judge of Probate and Comrs A. J. Cooper, Anderson Baker Sr., G. W. Culp and F. M. Jordan
The following orders were made and entered.

Ordered that Joel White be allowed two hundred and fifty five dollars for stationary furnished county offices.
Ordered that Barrett & Brown be allowed twenty one dollars for stationary furnished assessor.

Ordered that H. F. Mims be appointed overseer of Grantville and Williams Place road from Court House to Maplesville & Chestnut Creek road Alfred Baker resigns.

Ordered that H. F. Mims be allowed to erect gates across Grantville and Williams Place road.

Ordered that A. C. Ward be allowed two ?? ??

M. Roberson Judge of Probate
Anderson Baker
G. W. Culp



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4/4/1870
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State of Alabama, Baker County
Regular Court of County Baker County Commissioners April 4 1870

Present Hon M. Roberson Judge of Probate and commissioners A. J. Cooper, F. M. Jordan, Anderson Baker Sr., and Geo W Culp the following orders were made and entered:

Ordered that the Maplesville road be changed to begin at Alfred Popwell’s crossing the Rail Road on the line between Robinson and Mims then direct to the Rail Raod near Cyrus Logan’s

Ordered that Nelly Driver be allowed fifteen dollars for the support of her blind child

This day comes Johnathan Calloway, W. D. Goss, Thomas Connell, Samuel Baxley, I. G. Jones, & Joseph Barron Heretofore appointed reviewers to view and work out a public road from House Ferry Road near D C Jones to the Montgomery and Montevallo Road near the Southern Boundary line of the county and substituted the following report of their proceedings

The State of Alabama, Baker County
We the undersigned Reviewers Baker County appointed by the court of County Commissioners of said county to view and work out a new road from the House Ferry road near D C Jones the nearest and best route to the Montgomery and Montevallo road near Smith’s big ??? to report to the court of county commissioners that they have performed their duty and have viewed out said road as follows leaving House Ferry Road near D. C. Jones running Johnathan Calloway’s thence by Jack Mims & William Goss Baxley thence to the county line near James Smith’s as we have blazed said road all of which is respectfully submitted.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of April 1870, F. M. Vines:
Johnathan Calloway
W. D. Goss
Thomas Connell
Samuel Baxley
Clery D. C. Jones
Joseph Barron

It is therefore ordered that said road be established as a public road in said county of 3rd grade and that Johnathan Calloway be appointed overseer of said road from House Ferry Road to Samuel Baxley’s and that Samuel Baxley be appointed overseer of said road from Baxley’s to County line .

Ordered that Thomas Wyatt be appointed overseer on Smith’s Ferry Road from his house to the Ferry

Ordered that F M. Vines be allowed thirty one 25/100 dollars one quarter of the extra service allowed by law as Clerk Court Ordered that F. M. Jordan be allowed nine dollars for milage and 2 days attendance at Court

Ordered that Anderson Baker be allowed six dollars for 2 days service at court

Ordered that G. W. Culp be allowed eight 40/100 dollars as bonus for 2 days milage

M. Roberson Judge of Probate
G. W. Culp
Anderson Baker



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8/8/1870
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The State of Alabama Baker County
Regular Court of County Commissioners
August 8 1870

Present Hon M. Roberson Judge of Probate and commissioners Anderson Baker, A. J. Cooper, and G. W. Culp. The following orders were made and entered:

The matter of establishing and changing Election Precincts in said County and the places of voting therein coming on to be considered and the Court being satisfied that three months notice has been given by posting written notices at the Court House door in said county that said matters would be considered and acted upon at this term of the Court and that that more than thirty days will interim before any election will be held in said county thereupon the Court proceed to establish Election Precincts in said county and places of voting therein as follows to wit

Precinct No 1 Commencing at the North East corner of the County thence west to the range line between 13 and 14 thence south to the Township line between 22 & 23 thence east to Yellowleaf Creek down said creek to Coosa River thence up said River to place of beginning . Voting places Mims Cross Road and Shraders Mills

Precinct No 2 Commencing at the North West corner of Precinct No 1 thence west to the North West corner of the County thence south to the Township line between 22 & 23 thence east along said Township line to the range line between 13 & 14 thence North on said line to the beginning. Voting place at Providence Church.

Precinct No 3 Commencing at the South East corner of Precinct No 2 thence west to the County line south along said line to Township line between 21 & 22 thence west to the range line between 20 & 21 to the Montgomery and Tuscaloosa Road thence east along said road to whence it crosses the Range line between 12 and 13 tence down said Range line to the North East corner of Section 19 Township 21 R13 thence East to Range line between 13 & 14 thence North along said line to the beginning. The place of voting to be at Benson.

Precinct No 4 Commencing at the Coosa River where the Yellowleaf Creek empties into the same thence up said creek to whence it crosses the Township line between Township 22 & 23 thence west to Range line between 13 & 14 thence south along said line two miles south of Township line between 21 & 22 thence east one mile east of Range line between 14 & 15 thence to Hog Creek down said creek to Walnut Creek thence down said Walnut Creek to Coosa River thence up said River to beginning. Place of voting Court House.

Precinct No 5 Commencing at Coosa River where Walnut Creek empties into the same thence up said creek to where Hog Creek empties into the same thence up said Hog Creek to where it crosses the Smith Ferry Road thence up said road to North west corner of Sec 8 T 22 R15 thence south to County thence east & north along boundary line to place of beginning. Place of voting Coopers Store.

Precinct No 6 Commencing at South west corner of Sec 8 T 22 R 15 thence east to Range line between 13 & 14 thence south one mile thence east two miles thence south to County line thence east & north said line to - place of beginning - Range line between 13 & 14 thence up said line to place of beginning. Voting place Barbours Store.

Precinct No 7 Commencing at the Southern County line - 2 miles west of - at the South West corner of Precinct No 6 thence North to Precinct line of Precinct 3 thence west along said Precinct line to corner of County where R R crosses thence west south and east along boundary line of county to place of beginning. Voting place Maplesville Depot.

Ordered that Judge of Probate be allowed one hundred dollars extra serivce for 6 months.

Ordered that Sheriff be allowed one hundred dollars extra service for 6 months.

Ordered that Judge County court be allowed ninety two dollars for presiding at the court 23 cases.

Ordered that Mrs. Nelly Driver be allowed fifteen dollars for the support of her blind child.

Ordered that Wm C. Howell be allowed three hundred and twenty five dollars for printing done for county. Ordered that John Henly be allowed fifteen dollars for his support as a cripple.

Ordered that Dorcas Shurrach be allowed ten dollars for her support as an Indigent.

Ordered that James Huckabee be allowed fifteen dollars for his support as an Indigent.

Ordered that James H. Gibbon, I. S. Johnson, and Alfred Palmer be appointed commissioners to let out and contract for a bridge across the Mulberry Creek near Mulberry Church.

Ordered that David White Seaborn Jones and Wm Brown be appointed commissioners to let out and contract for the repairing the bridge across Bear Creek near Widow Jones on Montgomery Road.

Ordered that Clerk circuit Court be allowed thirty one 25/100 dollars extra service for one quarter.

Ordered that Henry A. J. Maddox be allowed thirty four dollars for rent of house for Probate office.-

Ordered that Jack White be allowed fifteen dollars for stationary furnished Judge Probate.

Ordered that A. J. Cooper be allowed

Ordered that G. W. Culp be allowed eight 40/100 dollars for service as County 2 days and milage.

Ordered that Anderson Baker be allowed six dollars for 2 dyas service as commissioner and mileage.

M. Roberson Judge of Probate
Anderson Baker
G. W. Culp
A. J. Cooper



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8/15/1870
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The State of Alabama Baker County
Regular Court of County Comrs Aug 15 1870

Present and presiding Hon M. Roberson Judge of Probate and Comrs

Ordered that M. Popwell be allowed $17.60 for Stationary furnished County.

Ordered that D. C. Jones, Wm M. Jones, Johnathan Calloway, Elijah Easterling, E. A. Wright, John Taylor, and Milton Bullard be appointed to assess damages for M. Aldridge for public road being established through his enclosure.

Ordered that Wm A. Jones be allowed six dollars for services rendered at Co Ct

Ordered that Judge of Probate be allowed twelve dollars for attending Comrs Court 4 days.

Ordered that Clerk Circuit Court be allowed twenty five dollars additional for extra service.

Ordered that W. E. Vines be allowed two dollars for attending County Court as Sheriff 1 day.

Ordered that F. M. Connell, Samuel Yates, James Farr, Wm Driver, John Dennis, John Moore, and Dennis Askins be apointed a jury of review to view and mark out a public road from F .M. Connells to Dennis Askins an application in working for that purpose having this day been presented to the court and the court being satisfied that notice of said application has been given by posting written notice of the same for thirty days at the Court House door and therein other public places in this County.

M. Roberson Judge of Probate
Anderson Baker
G. W. Culp Comrs




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11/7/1870
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The State of Alabama Baker County
Regular Court of County Comrs Nov 7 1870

Present and presiding Hon M. Roberson Judge of Probate and Comrs.

Ordered that C. M. Smith be allowed one hundred dollars for building bridge across Mulberry Creek

Ordered that Nelly Driver be allowed fifteen dollars to support her blind child.

Ordered that John Headley be allowed fifteen dollars as Indigent.

Ordered that F. Sie be allowed ten dollars as Indigent ordered that Clerk Cir. Court be allowed sixty two 50/100 dollars extra service rendered county.

Ordered that Judge of Probate to be allowed one hundred dollars extra service.

Ordered that Sheriff be allowed one hundred dollars extra service for 6 months.

Ordered that H. A. J. Maddox be allowed 24 dollars for rent of house for Judge Probate.

Ordered that James Huckabee be allowed fifteen Dollars as an indigent

Ordered that I. R. Jones be allowed ten dollars for correcting Tax Books for 1870

Ordered that G. W. Culp be allowed $4.25 for services as comr 1 day and milage.

Ordered that A. Baker be allowed $3.00 as comr 1 day.

Ordered that Judge of Probate be allowed 4 dollars for presiding at comrs crt 1 day

This day came Saml Yates, James Farr, Wm Driver, John Moore, and Dennis Askins a majority of a Jury of review heretofore appointed by this court to view and mark out a public road from F. M. Connells to Dennis Askins and presented this report in writing setting forth that they had viewed and marked out said road It is therefore ordered by the Court that said road as marked out by said Jury of review be and the same is hereby established as a public road of 4rd grade. It is further ordered that Samuel B. Howard be appointed overseer to of the said road.